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Technical Session 13 - Paper 4: Promoting First-Semester Persistence of Engineering Majors with Design Experiences in General Chemistry Laboratory

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Corey Payne, University of Florida; Kent J. Crippen, University of Florida

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campus, we have createda career-forward laboratory curriculum. This curriculum involves student teams completingDesign Challenges, which translate chemistry concepts such as specific heat capacity, solubility,and reaction kinetics into situated problems that are unique to the practice of professionalengineers. In addition to contextualizing science and engineering as real world applications, ourapproach forecasts the professional practice of various types of engineering careers. Thisapproach allows first- and second-year students to experience the work of a professionalengineer in a developmentally appropriate form as a means of learning the domain of chemistry.Special consideration has also been given to designing for populations sensitive to

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Technical Session 1 - Paper 3: Online and Global Education in Engineering: Building a Strategic Case for Placed-based Learning

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Natasha B. Watts, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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QISKIT), but hardware and experiential learning have lagged despite being consideredcritical by industry. Virginia Tech has recently developed a unique QISE hardware capacityto meet this need. With the development of hardware and the lab at Virginia Tech comes theopportunity to help diversify the workforce in this emerging engineering field.Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) could play a critical role in growingthe QISE workforce. Currently, no HBCUs have specialized hardware laboratorycapabilities for workforce development and the associated student research. Virginia TechCollege of Engineering is currently working with the QISE hardware laboratory to facilitatea QISE partnership with Prairie View A&M University. The

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Technical Session 12 - Paper 1: Creating Pathways for Success and Engagement for Women in Engineering

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Jalonda Nakay Thompson, University of Tennessee at Knoxville; Anne Skutnik, Tickle College of Engineering; Jamie Baalis Coble, University of Tennessee at Knoxville; Anahita Khojandi, University of Tennessee at Knoxville; Angelica M Palomino, University of Tennessee at Knoxville; Veerle Keppens, University of Tennessee at Knoxville; Ozlem Kilic, University of Tennessee at Knoxville

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fellow in the Particulate Media Research Laboratory. Her research interests focus on the characterization and behavior of fine-grained soils, their response to changing chemical environments (i.e. changes in pH and ionic concentration), and traditional and non-traditional soil modification techniques (e.g. polymer-modified soils) for improving engineering properties. Dr. Palomino teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in materials character- ization and testing, soil mechanics, geosynthetics, and soil properties.Dr. Veerle Keppens, University of Tennessee at Knoxville American c Society for Engineering Education, 2022

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Technical Session 6 - Paper 2: Sharing Exemplary Admissions Practices that Promote Diversity in Engineering Panel Discussion

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Elizabeth Cady, National Academy of Engineering; Beth M Holloway, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Theresa A. Maldonado P.E., University of California System; Beth A Myers, University of Colorado Boulder; Andrew B. Williams, The Citadel School of Engineering

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. 2011 to Oct. 2014, she served as a division director in theEngineering Directorate at the National Science Foundation (NSF). She was responsible for a $135Mbudget in support of interdisciplinary research centers, research translation, innovations in engineeringeducation, special initiatives in support of military veterans, broadening participation in engineering, andworkforce development programs. Her initial appointment at NSF was in 1999 to 2001, when she servedas a program director in the Engineering Research Centers program and represented the EngineeringDirectorate on several NSF-wide committees. Before entering academia, Dr. Maldonado was a member oftechnical staff at AT&T Bell Laboratories for 5 1/2 years working on optical fiber

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Technical Session 8 - Paper 1: Combining Forces: Putting Equity to Work

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Fatima Alleyne, University of California, Berkeley; Ricky Vides, University of California, Berkeley; Grace D O'Connell, University of California, Berkeley

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California.Prof. Grace D O’Connell, University of California, Berkeley Grace O’Connell is the Associate Dean for Inclusive Excellence in the College of Engineering and As- sociate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley. She is the co-director of the Berkeley Biomechanics Laboratory, and her research interests are in soft tissue mechanobiology and tissue engineering. O’Connell received a PhD in Bioengineering from the University of Pennsylvania in 2009, where her research focused on intervertebral disc biomechanics with age, degeneration, and injury. O’Connell’s research group employs computational modeling and experi- mental approaches to study the effect of aging and

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Technical Session 4 - Paper 1: Valuable Professional Learning and Development Activities for Black STEM Postdoctoral Scholars

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Sylvia L. Mendez, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs; Valerie Martin Conley, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs; Canek Moises Luna Phillips, Rice University; Tammy Michelle McCoy, Georgia Institute of Technology; Comas Lamar Haynes, Georgia Tech Research Institute; Kathryn Joan Watson, University of Colorado Colorado Springs; Sarah Elizabeth Cooksey, University of Colorado Colorado Springs; Kathryn Elizabeth Starkey, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

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B.S. in mechanical engineering from Mississippi State University. Prior to beginning her current position, Tammy taught science at a local high school, was an instructor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Spelman College, and an adjunct instructor in the Department of Mathematics, Computer Science, and Engineering at Georgia Perimeter College.Dr. Comas Lamar Haynes, Georgia Tech Research Institute Comas Lamar Haynes is a Principal Research Engineer / faculty member of the Georgia Tech Research In- stitute and Joint Faculty Appointee at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. His research includes modeling American c Society for Engineering

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Technical Session 2 - Paper 3: Increasing Academic Success for Underrepresented Minority PhD Graduate STEM Students Through Self-Advocacy Education

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Carmen M Lilley, The University of Illinois at Chicago; Gregory V Larnell, University of Illinois at Chicago

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of fall 2020. Eleven of the applicantsthen decided to accept the offer to enroll in the program and started activities in the Spring 2021semester. In addition, a new student joined the program mid-Spring 2021 based on the advocacyof one of the scholars to help a racially minoritized woman who was in a negative researchlaboratory environment. The director and collaborators mentored her by providing guidance onpolicies for relocating laboratories within her program. At the start of Spring 2021, faculty mentors in different departments, but still in STEMdisciplines, were assigned to eleven of the 12 students that requested external faculty mentors.In addition, monthly seminars were planned for teaching the principles of self-advocacy. A

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Technical Session 5 - Paper 5: The Impact of Prior Programming Experience on Computational Thinking in First-Year Engineering Experience.

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Noemi V Mendoza Diaz, Texas A&M University; Deborah A. Trytten, University of Oklahoma; Russ Meier, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Janie M Moore, Texas A&M University

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same. I treat everyone else the same. I haven't seen any issues in that regard, that aspect. I do know it's out there, but I haven't experienced it myself. I: I would think in the last year you might have seen some things. {At the time this interview was being done, rumors that the COVID virus had escaped from a Chinese laboratory were circulating online, and several Asian people in the US had been attacked.} P: Yeah, not in person, but you see it online. You know... I: ...What about your gender?... Do you think that had any influence? P: Um, I do know that there's a lot more men in engineering and I don't think that's {pause} like a sexist type of issue. I think that just {pause} women

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Technical Session 12 - Paper 3: Increasing Minority Student Applications to STEM Graduate Programs: Lessons Learned and Outlook for a New Program

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Kingsley Nwosu Jr, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Tremayne O'Brian Waller, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Mandy J Wright, Fields Wright Consulting; Mike Ekoniak, Youngstown State University - Rayen School of Engineering

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Student Assistant Professor Programs Rayen School of Engineering, College of Engineering, Virginia Tech Youngstown State University Kingsley Nwosu, MEng Mandy J. Wright, MA, MSEd Data Platform Engineer Co-Director | Content Strategy Oak Ridge National Laboratory Fields Wright Communication Consulting3Individual introductions of those present and their roles. 3 Goals and Objectives of CEED and A Step to the Doctorate ProgramA Step to the Doctorate is programming offered by the Center for

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Technical Session 4 - Paper 2: Successful Practices for a Women in Engineering and Science Mentoring Program for First Year Students

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Sandra L. Furterer, University of Dayton; Elizabeth Hart, University of Dayton; Lily Behnke, University of Dayton

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Engineering Program, part of the Diversity in Engineering Center.Miss Lily Behnke, University of Dayton Lily Behnke is a first year graduate student at the University of Dayton (UD) pursuing a Master of Sci- ence in Aerospace Engineering. She works as a research assistant in the Heyne Energy & Appropriate Technologies Lab where she focuses on combustion and sustainable aviation fuels research. Lily is also a former intern at Sandia National Laboratories where she worked as a research intern in the biosciences department in Livermore, California. She also acts as the current lead of the Women in Engineering and Sciences (WISE) mentoring program at UD. American c

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Technical Session 8 - Paper 5: Cultivating Inclusivity: A Systematic Literature Review on Developing Empathy for Students in STEM Fields

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Stephanie Jill Lunn, Georgia Institute of Technology; Cristi L. Bell-Huff, Georgia Institute of Technology; Joseph M LeDoux, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Technical Session 11 - Paper 1: Using Utility Value Interventions to Explore Student Connections to Engineering Mechanics Topics

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Isabella Grace Sorensen, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Dominick Trageser, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Brian P. Self, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Benjamin David Lutz, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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ObispoDr. Brian P. Self, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Brian Self obtained his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Engineering Mechanics from Virginia Tech, and his Ph.D. in Bioengineering from the University of Utah. He worked in the Air Force Research Laboratories before teaching at the U.S. Air Force Academy for seven years. Brian has taught in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo since 2006. During the 2011-2012 academic year he participated in a professor exchange, teaching at the Munich University of Applied Sciences. His engineering education interests include collaborating on the Dynamics Concept Inventory, developing model-eliciting activities in mechanical

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Technical Session 13 - Paper 2: Program: A focused, 5-year effort to increase the number of African American, Hispanic/Latino(a), Native American (AHLN) 7th-grade students who are academically prepared to take algebra

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Virginia Lynn Booth-Womack, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Saundra Johnson Austin, University of South Florida; Renee Serrell Gibert, Purdue University; Carol S Stwalley P.E., Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Lesley M Berhan, The University of Toledo; Tamara Markey, Purdue University, Minority Engineering Program; Cynthia Murphy-Ortega, Chevron Corporation

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. and seventh-grade cohorts will work in the R1 Doctoral University innovation & fabrication laboratory to create prototypes of their design projects.RESULTSThe program started in September of 2017 and the results from the 2018 BOY and EOY are shown inTable 3. The test results listed in Table 3 are for the participants of the school with the largest cohort ofstudent participants (n=10). The school was rated ‘C